EVENT INFORMATION:
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Prayers' Launch, December 5th Casa0101 Art & Music Benefit
Come Celebrate! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 2015, 11:00a.m.-7:00pm @ CASA 0101 Theater: www.casa0101.orgAll Day Art & Music Benefit Event! Special Benefit Concert Begins at 4:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Art Benefit Sale, Benefit Concert, & Art Exhibitions: with Margaret Garcia, 6 Special Exhibitors & 50 Stamp Project Artists.
All work from Special Exhibitors will be for sale. An incredibly ecclectic collection with special prices for this fundraiser.
A very rare opportunity to purchase artwork at prices made affordable to the public; special & made possible by the participating Artists.
Benefit Concert starts at 4:00 p.m with:
Special Guest Artist Latin Grammy Nominated frontman of Centavrvs, Demian Galvez.
Sound Ministry Gurus project w/ Derek O'Brien & Stan DeWitt.
Special musical guests: Extra Fancy (Acoustic Set) w/ Brian Grillo
Songs by Corrina Carter. The glam folk of Jellykka & guest vocalist Nataasja.
Special art demonstration/ performance by Shea Stella, who will demonstrate some of her process for her music/ dance paintings to the live music segment.
Your miniature prayers artwork pieces will be hung on the wall as we receive them by participants.
Prayers would like as many artists from the community to get a chance & opportunity to participate & submit their own "prayer" piece or even if they so choose, contribute work to the Art Benefit Sale we are holding. The entire Event will solely benefit the community, the cause & the artists involved. Entry is Free/ Donations Encouraged. Entry includes participation in the Art & the Music portion of our Benefit Fest. It's about sharing our stories & speaking up together through our collective art pieces; & maintaining an special place of performance & art in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles.
This day will feature an Inclusive Community "Prayers" Art Exhibit where EVERYONE is welcome to come out & invest themselves, to contribute their art piece that expresses their prayer, wish, or concern for the world today. To share with each other & in this way take a big step towards healing & cultivating goodness/love/peace together. In this way, we will create our own kind of cultural billboard where if you see, for example with murals, the artist as the teacher, the viewer as the student, the art as the text... with this inclusive prayers exhibit, we are all the artists/teachers, creating our own shared texts & learning from each other in the same kind of way. I believe in this way, we take things a step farther in terms of inclusion, we quiet the ego, we bring each other in closer to our miniature expressions of love.
LA Artist Margaret Garcia's "Prayers" concept is absolutely inspiring & beautiful. Once you read up & learn more of this event, you will feel the same way & inspired to participate. Thank for your time delving into this special day & event. Our Manifesto
DIMENSIONS:
Inclusive Prayers Community Exhibitors: participants please limit your miniature art pieces to mini sizes, for example about the size of a closed hand to the size of an open hand. Keep in mind the space & spirit of INCLUSION. Art Departments, Humanities Departments, & Non-Profits who have students & participating youth, please, also feel free to contact Nataasja for pickup of art work to be hung & included. Our goal is to give as many of our young artists & artists within our community a chance to participate with their "prayer" pieces. Any medium will be accepted, ie., paintings, drawings, photography, glass work, metal work...
We are providing a space & place for our local artists, many of them perhaps among your very own circles, classrooms, departments, & workplaces. Students/ Community members can choose to create a miniature "prayer" art piece & come down to the Event to hang it. Or you may submit your pieces in advance to Casa0101 directly.
We are happy for the participation & chance to allow as many local artists to participate as possible, even if they are unable to do so in person. Or, if they are there in person supporting the spirit of the Event, the cause & movement, they may take their art piece home with them after the Event.
SCHOOLS:
We are able to pickup any art pieces submitted to any departments/ classrooms & return them at the end of the Event.
What is most important at this juncture is to SPREAD THE WORD. To let as many people as possible know of our Event. Esp. the youth. We would love our young & local artists to get inspired & to get involved. To feel they all have voices & something to share & they can do it here, together. Much of our outreach thus far has involved local nonprofits, high schools, local community colleges, local businesses, & local news rags/ publications, online or printed. Our goal is to eventually reach a worldwide audience of participants. To have folks all over the world within their own local communities come together & hang their prayers/ concerns/ wishes for the world on their own walls & share with each other at least one day out of the year. We are starting small, within our own community in LA, first.
I am excited for any interest in this Event especially by young artists & artists of the Community; Especially by people who have the power to reach & inform others within the Community. We are so deeply grateful to anyone who will help us spread the word. Involvement is power. Participation is key. If there is any other way you think you can help us or support this special, magical, & loving Event, please feel open to speak with me & share your ideas. Your ideas are most welcome! Contact Us
EVENT DETAILS/ PROGRAM:
Prayers' Launch, December 5th Casa0101 Art & Music Benefit
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., All Day Saturday in Los Angeles
SPECIAL ART EXHIBITION by Margaret Garcia & friends...
Art Benefit Sale: 50% of proceeds go to Casa 0101.
Margaret Garcia, Legendary Chicano LA artist:
https://www.facebook.com/Margaret.Garcia.artist, http://www.metro.net/about/art/artists/garcia/, http://www.thechicanocollection.net/artists/mg/
Heriberto Luna, grassroots rising Los Angeles Chicano Artist. Featured in over 40 museums. http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/heriberto-luna.html, https://www.facebook.com/heriberto.luna.14
Shea Stella, UCLA alum w/ shows in NY & LA, is joining us with her music driven danced art pieces & live one-time special performance art presentation. http://www.impressionsofstardust.com/
Javier Herrera, Los Angeles Artist: “I picked up my first “brush” as a young teenager, & the rest is history in the making… Art is my passion. It’s who I am. My work is about my view of the world & what it means to you the viewer. I try to raise consciousness & hopefully inspire people or make them aware of something they maybe didn’t know… It comes from the heart & every image has a story.” http://facebook.com/javiherre.art
Brett Doran, Highland Park based photographer’s photos from around the globe: http://brettdoranphotography.com/, http://brettdoran.tumblr.com/
THE STAMP PROJECT: Creating Cultural Currency, a Circle of Women Artists: Brought to us by Avenue 50, will be hung & re-exhibited & for sale representing artists, musicians, poets & writers who have created representations of their contributions to the Cultural Community of which they are a part. Each stamp is produced as a serigraph print; Each print an affirmation of contributions and values desired. They demonstrate positive affirmations of Peace & Love. Recognizing all positive qualities of our world in need of stimulation or cultivation: love, health, prosperity, compassion, forgiveness, and tolerance. The hope of this project aligns with the hope of our “Prayers” project & Casa 0101 Benefit Event: bringing attention to what is truly important, our shared voices & collective hopes of our people. Stamp Project
And, more...
Local Artists will be added to the Art Beneit Sale! Varying perspectives & artwork/medium.
SPECIAL BENEFIT CONCERT & MUSICAL PERFORMANCES:
Special guest Demian Galvez, frontman of 2015 Latin Grammy nominated band Centavrvs, http://centavrvs.com/, https://www.facebook.com/centavrvs, Special musical guest: Extra Fancy (Acoustic Set) w/ Brian Grillo Songs by Corrina Carter, Nataasja, glam folk artist Jellykka, & the music production collective of Sound Ministry Gurus w/debut album Rock Opera a project by producer Derek O'Brien & composer Stan DeWitt.
Original performances & songs by Demian Galvez of Centavrvs & Los Dorados, Special musical guest: Extra Fancy (Acoustic Set) w/ Brian Grillo Songs by Corrina Carter, Nataasja, w/ songs by the Utmost Something, Jellykka & Sound Ministry Gurus: whose point & pride is collaboration & being able to play, produce, as well as back & promote any one. Sound Ministry Gurus (Founders: rocker/producer, Derek O'Brien & composer, Stan Dewitt) will be the band of the night & help accompany the special musical artists. They will also perform original songs off their new album Rock Opera & donate 100% of proceeds from any singles sales at our event. Jellykka Eps & Centavrvs donated music & memorabilia, signed, & also for sale. An incredibly exciting night of music that benefits a great cause!
Phone: (323) 263-7684 Email: info at casa0101 dot org
CASA 0101 Theater & Little Casa are located just 3 blocks west of the Soto St. Metro Gold Line Station.
DONATIONS ENCOURAGED!
Entry ticket INCLUDES admission to Benefit Concert 4 pm & is good for the entire Day's Events.
100% of door proceeds go to benefit Casa 0101.
For Art Benefit Sales: 50% of proceeds will go in Benefit & 50% to the artist. [Higher percentage may be chosen per artist to benefit.]
Proceeds from proceeding publication will go in benefit to chosen event cause and 3 other local causes per annum.
Donate to Casa0101 now!
MERCH/ VENDING/ ART SALE:
As the holidays are around the corner, buy presents that go to a good cause!
GIFTS: Limited edition art posters will be given as gifts to participants of this amazing historic benefit event for Casa 0101. Those who have volunteer their time, efforts, & support. We thank you!
CASA 0101: (the Benefit/Cause)
Along the lines of sharing, of voices, of prayers, wishes, & story-telling, of performance, art, music & community.... Proceeds will go to benefit Casa0101: CASA 0101 is dedicated to providing vital arts, cultural, and educational programs — in theater, digital filmmaking, art and dance — to Boyle Heights... View on www.casa0101.org, http://www.casa0101.org/mission-statementCasa0101, a non-profit whose focus is to give voice to the community especially for the under-represented & often ignored demographics. It is about story tellers & the effect of stories on shaping the world, our views of it & how we live in it. Casa0101 brought art & live performance/ theater to the community of East Los Angeles & has established itself as an arts venue for LA East side, presenting theatrical productions, film festivals, & special events, free classes in acting & other arts disciplines for youth, & free/low-cost classes for adults in acting & writing. The message: Our voices, storytellers, have the power to change & shape this world. Speak up. Put yourself out there.
PRODUCTION/ DOCUMENTATION: Larry Ramirez of Loaded Bomb Records & Productions, of the Hi Fi Rock Fest, will help document. Graphic Art by Green Lion Design Studio's Martin Gonzales.
